# The Best Farming Simulator Games in 2026

Source: https://bestsimulatorgames.com/farming

Last updated: 2026-11-10

The best **farming simulator games** are **Farming Simulator 25** for realistic machines ($29.99 on Steam; PC, Mac, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S) and **Stardew Valley** for cosy farm life ($14.99 on Steam, on almost every platform). On Switch and phones, **Farming Simulator 26** came out on May 19, 2026. **Hay Day** is the free pick on phones.

## The best farming simulator games

| Game | Platforms | Price (US) | Style |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Farming Simulator 25](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2300320/Farming_Simulator_25/) | PC, Mac, PS5, Xbox Series X/S | $29.99 on Steam, $39.99 on PS5 | Realistic: 400+ machines from 150+ brands |
| [Farming Simulator 22](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1248130/Farming_Simulator_22/) | PC, Mac | $19.99 on Steam | Realistic, older and lighter on hardware |
| [Farming Simulator 26](https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/farming-simulator-26-nintendo-switch-edition-switch/) | Switch (plays on Switch 2), iPhone, Android | $39.99 on Switch, $7.99 on phones | Realistic, built for handhelds |
| [Farming Simulator 23 Mobile](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.giantssoftware.fs23.google) | iPhone, Android | $5.99 | The previous phone edition |
| [Stardew Valley](https://www.stardewvalley.net/) | PC, Mac, Linux, Switch, PlayStation, Xbox, iPhone, Android | $14.99 on Steam, $4.99 on phones | Cosy: farm, town, mines, co-op |
| [Farm Together 2](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2418520/Farm_Together_2/) | PC, Mac | $25.99 | Relaxed farm building, made for co-op |
| [Coral Island](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1158160/Coral_Island/) | PC | $29.99 | Cosy 3D farm sim with online co-op |
| [Fields of Mistria](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2142790/Fields_of_Mistria/) | PC, Linux | $13.99 | Cosy farm and town sim, single-player |
| [Ranch Simulator: Build, Hunt, Farm](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1119730/Ranch_Simulator_Build_Hunt_Farm/) | PC | $24.99 | Ranch building, hunting and farming with online co-op |
| [Hay Day](https://supercell.com/en/games/hayday/) | iPhone, Android | Free, with ads and in-app purchases | Casual farm game from Supercell |

Prices and platforms were read from each store listing on November 10, 2026. Console versions are listed only where we checked the console store or the developer's site.

## Realistic or cosy: pick your half of farming

Farming games split into two groups that share almost nothing but crops.

- **Realistic:** the Farming Simulator series from GIANTS Software. You drive licensed tractors and harvesters, plan fields, sell the yield and buy bigger machines. The reward is efficiency.
- **Cosy:** Stardew Valley, Coral Island and Fields of Mistria. You water a small plot by hand, then spend the rest of the day fishing, mining and making friends in town. The reward is the routine and the people.
- **In between:** Farm Together 2 and Ranch Simulator both list online co-op and are built around sharing the work with friends.

If the people matter more to you than the crops, the [life simulator games](/life) page is the better list.

## Which Farming Simulator should you buy?

| You play on | Buy | Details |
| --- | --- | --- |
| PC or Mac | Farming Simulator 25 | Released November 12, 2024. Three maps: North America, East Asia and Central Europe |
| Older PC | Farming Simulator 22 | $19.99, and its minimum graphics card is a GeForce GTX 660 |
| PS5 or Xbox Series X/S | Farming Simulator 25 | $39.99 on the PlayStation Store, online play for up to six players |
| Switch or Switch 2 | Farming Simulator 26 | Released May 19, 2026 at $39.99. Single-player |
| Phone | Farming Simulator 26 Mobile | $7.99 on Google Play and the App Store |

Farming Simulator 25 needs 8 GB of RAM and a GeForce GTX 1050 Ti or better. On November 10 the PlayStation Store also listed it as included with PS Plus Extra, so subscribers may not need to buy it.

## Free and co-op farming games

**Free:** Hay Day is the one free game on this list. It is free to install on iPhone and Android and earns its money from ads and in-app purchases. No Farming Simulator game is free, and neither is Stardew Valley.

**Co-op:** Stardew Valley, Farming Simulator 25, Farm Together 2, Coral Island and Ranch Simulator all list online co-op on Steam. Stardew Valley also has split-screen. Fields of Mistria is single-player only.

Other genres with no price tag are on the [free simulator games page](/free).

## A farmer's life without the tractor

Farm sims simulate the land. LifeSim simulates the person. It is a free life simulator in your browser where you can be a farmer, or anyone else, in or near any real city on Earth, with a job, a home and AI characters who have their own routines and remember you. It has no crop or machine simulation.

## FAQ

### What is the best farming simulator game?

Farming Simulator 25 if you want real machines and field work. Stardew Valley if you want a small farm, a town and a story. They are very different games.

### Is there a free farming simulator game?

Hay Day is free on iPhone and Android, with ads and in-app purchases. The Farming Simulator games and Stardew Valley are paid.

### Is Farming Simulator on Nintendo Switch?

Yes. Farming Simulator 26: Nintendo Switch Edition came out on May 19, 2026 at $39.99, and Nintendo lists it as playable on Switch 2.

### Which farming games have multiplayer?

Stardew Valley, Farming Simulator 25, Farm Together 2, Coral Island and Ranch Simulator all have online co-op on PC.